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Survival stories: Learning from narratives about surviving disasters

Organizer(s) Economic and Social Research Council
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Laurel Avenue Community Centre
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The Survival Stories workshop explores community resilience and capacity in disaster responses. It includes a Sri Lankan tsunami survivor recounting narratives that bring to life ESRC funded research on the 2004 tsunami; explores empowering approaches to disasters that respect recipients' needs and priorities; and considers lessons relevant to the UK.

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http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/festival/festival-events/general-2…

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Capacity development Community-based DRR Advocacy and media Social impacts and social resilience Traditional and Indigenous knowledges
Country and region Sri Lanka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Asia Europe

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